Soil energy as smart low carbon technology for cost-effective climate mitigation

Conference paper (2019)

Authors

N. Hoekstra Deltares
J.M. Bloemendal Water Resources - CEG
S. Picone ART-ER
M. Pellegrini University of Bologna
A. Andreu Gallego Ceramic Technology Institute
A. Murrel Naked Energy ltd
Tim C. Grotenhuis Wageningen University & Research
A. Verrone NE Nomisma Energia
More Authors More Authors External organisation
Research Group
Water Resources (CEG) (TU Delft)
ATES Renewable energy Groundwater District heating PVT Pilots Bioremediation DCL
More Info
expand_more

Published Date

2019

Language

English

Reuse Rights

Other than for strictly personal use, it is not permitted to download, forward or distribute the text or part of it, without the consent of the author(s) and/or copyright holder(s), unless the work is under an open content license such as Creative Commons.

Faculty

Civil Engineering & Geosciences

Department

Water Management

Research Group

Water Resources

Abstract

Our soils can provide sustainable energy. Aquifer Thermal Energy Storage (ATES) is a smart way to re-use heat and cold in buildings and it is widely recognized as promising technology for sustainable energy. Global demand for heating and cooling in the built environment accounts for about 40% of total primary energy consumption. ATES is a simple way of meeting that demand by using the soil. The Climate-KIC project ‘Europe-wide Use of Sustainable Energy from aquifers’ – E-USE(aq) – demonstrated how ATES systems can be implemented in several countries. It included six pilot projects in five countries that will generate a flywheel effect for the introduction of ATES systems throughout Europe.